Every Movie Mentioned in Movies (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano

So I just finished reading Movies (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano. It was great, but I really wish there was an index listing all of the movies mentioned in the book. There isn’t though; and since I’m an obsessive list-maker, I decided to make my own.

How I Set It Up

As I read the book, I recorded the first instance of every movie mentioned. I noted the chapter and the year that the movie came out. I only wanted to know the first time that a movie showed up—not every time it appeared.

A Few Rules

The actual movie title had to be mentioned for the movie to count. If a character was mentioned but the movie was not, then the movie wasn’t recorded. For instance, in Chapter 25, the character Pinhead from Hellraiser is mentioned, but Hellraiser itself is not. Therefore, Hellraiser didn’t make the list.

Similarly, if a series of movies was mentioned, every movie in that series did not make the list unless they were mentioned individually. However, if the trilogy is referenced by the name of the first movie, then that movie made the list. A good example is The Matrix trilogy, which is mentioned multiple times. The Matrix made the list, but The Matrix Reloaded did not.

Anyway, here’s the list, in alphabetical order. For the record, 714 movies made the list.